Public Impact

Policy & Governance

25+ policy reports to Government of Kerala · 68 reports to Ministry of Commerce · Advisory roles at state, national, and international level.

GIFT Reports to Government of Kerala

Policy Reports, 2019–2025

Year Report
202516th Finance Commission and the Indian States: A Perspective from Kerala
2025Inputs for R&D Budget 2025-26, Kerala
2024GST Rate Changes Impact in Kerala (Inputs to Finance Minister)
2024Kerala Budget 2025-26 Proposals
2024Union Budget 2025-26 Proposals
2024GIFT Input for Kerala Budget 2024-25: Kerala's Response to Challenging Fiscal Federal Relations
2023Kerala Migration Survey 2023 Report
2023Regulation and Development: A Study of the Real Estate Sector in Kerala
2022Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Kerala: A Comparative Analysis
2022The State of Kerala State Finances: The Way Forward
2021GST Compensation in India: State Level Experience and the Way Forward
2021State of Kerala Finance: Present and Future
2020Economic and Fiscal Shock of Covid-19 on Kerala: Socio-Economic Response and Macroeconomic Recovery
2020Report on Additional Revenue Mobilisation from Own Tax and Non-Tax Revenue Sources of Kerala
2019Additional Terms of Reference of the 15th Finance Commission: Implications for the States
National & International

Selected Reports to Government of India & International Organisations

UNCTAD · 2012
UNCTAD Information Economy Report 2012 — contributed chapter on India's ICT sector
Ministry of Commerce · 2015
Report of the Expert Committee to Draft the National Rubber Policy
Ministry of Commerce · 2015
Report of the Committee for Reviewing Proposal for Amendment of Tea Act 1953
Ministry of Commerce · 2011
Sub-Group Report on Technology Intensity in India's Manufacturing Exports, 12th Five-Year Plan
RIS New Delhi · 2004
ASEAN-India Vision 2020: Working Together for a Shared Prosperity — Lead Author
RIS New Delhi · 2005
Trinity of the South: A Study of India-Brazil-South Africa Economic Cooperation — Lead Author
UNESCAP · 2004
Development of Enabling Policies for Promoting Trade and Investment in the IT Sector of GMS Economies — with policy workshops in 5 countries + Yunnan, China
Advisory Roles

Memberships & Expert Committees

Chairman, Kerala Public Expenditure Review Committee, Government of Kerala
Member, NSTMIS, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Member, Steering Committee — India–EU Cooperation in S&T, DST, Government of India
Member, Expert Committee — National Rubber Policy, Ministry of Commerce
Co-Chairperson, 13th Five-Year Plan Working Group on Micro, Small and Traditional Industries, State Planning Board, Kerala
Member, Drafting Committee — Kerala's Memorandum to the 16th Finance Commission
Member, Review Committee, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South Africa
Member, Regional Advisory Group, NABARD